FOFC Favorite Rock Act - Round 1 Group O

[BYU 14]

Down to two groups left in the 1st round and the Eagles, who I had tabbed as a potential darkhorse make their debut.

Most votes one act	Most votes both acts	Fewest votes winner	Most votes loser
68 - Guns n' Roses - 1st rd	75 - AC/DC vs Asia (68-7) - 1st rd	23 - Jeff Buckley - Play in rd	33 - Eric Burdon & The Animals - 1st rd
68 - AC/DC - 1st rd	75 - Paul Simon vs Billy Idol (42-33) - 1st rd	23 - Counting Crows - Play in rd	33 - Billy Idol - 1st rd
67 - Queen - 1st rd	74 - Thee way tie	24 - Sammy Hagar - Play in rd	30 - Judas Priest - 1st rd
Largest margin of victory	Smallest margin of victory	Biggest upset	Largest Shutout
64 - Guns n' Roses vs Slipknot (68-4) - 1st rd	1 - Elvis Costello vs STP (29-28) 1st rd	175/74 - James Taylor over Alice in Chains 1st rd	Chicago 63 - Arcana 0 - 1st rd
64 - Queen vs Counting Crows (67-3) 1st rd	2 - Kiss vs The Cranberries (31-29) 1st rd	187/94 - Tears for Fears over Judas Priest 1st rd	The Kinks 63 - Free 0 - 1st rd
63 - Chicago vs Arcana (63-0) - 1st rd	2 - ELO vs Hall and Oates (31-29) 1st rd	185/96 - No Doubt over Eric Burdon - 1st rd
63 - The Kinks vs Free (63-0) - 1st rd

[digamma]

Somebody should check on Quik.

[ISiddiqui]

The White Stripes are fucking losing to The Killers... all is wrong in this world, all is wrong

[BYU 14]

Definitely going to be some tight battles in this group

[HomerSimpson98]

Bullshit that Audioslave got Pearl Jam in round 1

[britrock88]

Only 18 of 39 voters have an opinion for King Crimson v. America. Curious whether that's because of ambivalent opinions, the passage of time (late 60s to mid 70s covers both groups' heydays), or what?

[General Mike]

Manfred Mann?

[ColtCrazy]

America is one of my all time favorite bands which is odd since I listen to nothing else that is anything like them.

Same with Huey Lewis. Like a lot of their stuff, but generally dislike anything else with a 50s feel.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by britrock88

Only 18 of 39 voters have an opinion for King Crimson v. America. Curious whether that's because of ambivalent opinions, the passage of time (late 60s to mid 70s covers both groups' heydays), or what?

I have no clue who either of those group are, so I couldn't really cast a vote for either.

[CrimsonFox]

I confess I was confusing the white stripes with stryper and white lion. Stripes is Jack White yes?

[CrimsonFox]

Sports was the first cassette I ever bought. Gotta vote Huey no matter how dated.

[CrimsonFox]

I love both crimson and America nasty draw consider the rest of this round .

[tarcone]

Too bad for Janes Addiction.

[CrimsonFox]

Woof woof ruff ruff WOF WOF ruff woof

Been caught stealing...Once when I was five...

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Woof woof ruff ruff WOF WOF ruff woof

Been caught stealing...Once when I was five...

Say goodbye to Hollywood...

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Too bad for Janes Addiction.

Yeah, I like them a lot, but geez, Billy Joel....no way they were overcoming that draw.

[thesloppy]

I love me some America, but they're pretty much impossible to defend. Their 'brand' seems to be based around a complete lack of soul. Maybe needs more acoustic guitars?

[Groundhog]

America kinda remind me of most of the Moody Blues' catalog... pleasant, but sterile.

[BYU 14]

Just bumping to make sure the epic battle between Rage and Sting gets as many votes as possible.

[General Mike]

Disappointing that Linkin Park and the Killers couldn't keep their match-ups closer.

[CarterNMA]

I hope RatM goes down in flames, much like the monk on the cover of their first album. What a sham. Never seen mock anger be so profitable.

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by CarterNMA

I hope RatM goes down in flames, much like the monk on the cover of their first album. What a sham. Never seen mock anger be so profitable.

"Mock anger"? There are valid critiques of Rage Against the Machine, but the veracity of their anger isn't one of them.

[CarterNMA]

How about: I don't believe they believe what they claim. NWA? I believe. NOFX? I believe. Propaghandi? Definitely believe that they are honest. Been ages since I first heard RatM so I've lost a lot of the reasons for my derision to the sands of time.

[thesloppy]

I don't like RatM either, but for the opposite reason, they're just trying way too hard for my liking. They put reading lists in their records. Come on.

[CarterNMA]

Hahahaha. Propaghandi does that too. Theirs are probably even further left than the Ragers.

[thesloppy]

If I had an album I'd put in a reading list with some random Archies, the Busy World of Richard Scary, and assorted Little Golden Books.

[thesloppy]

Albums definitely shouldn't come with homework.

[JAG]

Originally Posted by britrock88

Only 18 of 39 voters have an opinion for King Crimson v. America. Curious whether that's because of ambivalent opinions, the passage of time (late 60s to mid 70s covers both groups' heydays), or what?

I don't know a ton of either (a song or two from King Crimson, 3-4 from America). I like one America song, but mostly I feel meh towards both so I abstained.

[britrock88]

Now wondering if the lack of engagement is because of the genres. King Crimson was ur-prog, didn't get a ton of exposure compared to Yes/Genesis/ELP after them. America was a hit machine, but pretty anodyne--easy listening without the Eagles' edge.